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psycho

psychology

noun adjective see-KOH Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

psychological

Usage Note

Psycho is an informal clipping of psychologie (noun) or psychologique (adjective), common in casual speech and youth language. As a noun it can also colloquially refer to a psychology course. It should be avoided in formal writing.

Examples

"C'est un truc purement psycho."

Natural Translation

It's a purely psychological thing.

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